| Mary Delany's Embroidery Samples | |
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Origin |
Mary Delaney |
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Type |
Hand-Sewn Cloth |
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Effects |
Makes inanimate things sprout organic growths |
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Downsides |
Separates an object, pattern or person from the surrounding background |
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Activation |
Touch by a widow |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 12 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
390899-67804 |
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Shelf |
519264-4643-404 |
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Date of Collection |
March 12, 1860 |
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Origin[]
Mary Delany later Mary Pendarves (née Granville; 14 May 1700 – 15 April 1788) was an English artist, letter-writer, and bluestocking, known for her "paper-mosaicks" and botanic drawing, needlework and her lively correspondence. (Bluestocking is a term for an educated, intellectual woman, originally a member of the 18th-century Blue Stockings Society from England).
Near the end of 1717 Mary was invited to stay with her uncle, Lord Lansdowne, in Wiltshire. In February 1718 she was unhappily married to Alexander Pendarves In 1725, Mr Pendarves died suddenly in his sleep. He had not altered his will after his marriage, so, Mrs Pendarves spent her time living with various relatives and friends.
A wealthy friend, the Duchess of Portland, included Mary in her artistic and scientific "Hive" where she met Joseph Banks, the botanist, and she visited his home to see samples and drawings from his travels with Captain Cook. She bred plants, drew and painted with needlework exotic flora. In Ireland, Mrs Pendarves met Dr Patrick Delany. They married in June 1743 and after twenty-five years of marriage, Dr Delany died on 6 May 1768 and Mrs Delany, now sixty-eight, found herself again a widow.
Mary Delany had always been an artist, but during her marriage to Dr Delany she had the time to hone her skills. She was also a gardener, and did needlework, drawing, and painting; but was best known for her paper-cutting. In 1771, a widow in her early 70s, Mary began on decoupage, a fashion with ladies of the court. Her works were detailed and botanically accurate depictions of plants, using tissue paper and hand coloration. She created 985 of these works, calling them her "Paper Mosaiks” from the age of 71 to 88, when her eyesight failed her. When her patroness, the Dowager Duchess, died, King George III and Queen Charlotte gave her a small house at Windsor and a pension of £300 a year. Mrs. Delany had become familiar with Queen Charlotte while living in the house at Windsor, becoming an important part of the inner circle of the court, teaching the young children about plants and sewing skills.
Effects[]
Allows a widower to make any inert, organic based material regrow new material similar to budding from a perennial plant. Does not have to be artificially processed, just not actively supporting life such as broken shells or biological samples. New matter generates outwards from the selected object, coating it in a similar manner to tree rings. Will even work if only partially organic, such as generating plant fibers from blended fabric clothing.
Will randomly select a neighboring object within the user’s general vicinity and physically separate it from the immediate background area. Most times, an object gets forcibly flung away. It leaves a literal empty space with no discernible physical matter, just a blank spot like an empty sheet of paper. This can be extended to patterns such as artwork and make them fall onto the ground. Even partial cuts can be done that remove only pieces of multiple things without regard to the object edges. Most vaguely resemble the silhouette of flowering plants. They can be pieced back together but will still be able to fall back out.
The most extreme is separating people. Instead of physically segmenting someone, it disrupts their lifestyle. Forcing them into unfortunate circumstances with no hope to control, they spiral into continual changes without respite. Most find themselves isolated far away from the daily routines they once knew.